Grief

After loss comes grief.

It can be hard to describe how you feel about missing someone you love who has transitioned from this life.

Death comes in countless ways, including disease, accidents, or self-harm. Whether the loss occurs unexpectedly or not, your grieving process is the best way to honor your loved one’s life and how you feel about the loss.

“I can’t believe they’re gone.” There is denial and numbness as you float through the day, barely touching the ground. Your mind and body are partially doing you a favor by not flooding your system with every possible emotion and memory.

“Nothing feels the same anymore.” The landscape of your life becomes entirely altered by losing someone close to you. Life is different, and you are different. It is possible to put the pieces back together so that it all makes sense again.

Then come anger and depression.

“WHY did they have to leave this way?!” Anger is a natural part of grieving. You can become angry with your higher power or the natural cycles of life. It takes time and compassion to cool the anger of loss, but you can get there.

“I feel like I’m walking through mud.” Depression can settle in and suppress all your senses. Your mind and body are confused about someone suddenly not being part of your world.

It’s almost impossible to get up in the morning. Communicating with friends and family becomes a chore; nothing relieves the sadness.

You can learn to honor your grief in beautiful ways.

You and I will work with your grief through an honoring process. Allowing the ebb and flow of emotions as they cycle through, helping you dissolve the deep pain and suffering.

The process includes identifying the stages of grief as a loose framework, and nothing about emotions is linear. With that in mind, we work with what’s coming up.

Grief also accompanies separation and divorce. All endings have some grief that wants and deserves to be honored.

Contact me today to begin an intentional way to support your grieving process.